Double alley start
| W | World Indoor | 1:42.67 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 3/9/1997 | Paris, France |
| A | American Indoor | 1:45.00 | Johnny Gray | S. Monica T.C. | 3/8/1992 | Sindelfingen, GER |
| C | Collegiate Indoor | 1:44.84 | Paul Ereng | Virginia | 3/4/1989 | Budapest, Hungary |
| F | Facility | 1:46.50 | Emmanuel Korir | UTEP | 1/14/2017 |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOYD, TAHJ | FR | TN.STATE | 2:03.00 | |
| 2 | FRY, DONNIE | SO | W. KENTUCKY | 2:06.95 | 2017 APSU Govs Invitational |
| 3 | LAYTON, JOHN | SR | TREVECCA NAZ. | 2:03.26 | Rhodes 7-Way Meet |
| 4 | ACEVEDO, JULIO | FR | M.T.S.U. | 2:05.00 | |
| 5 | HAYES, AUSTIN | JR | W. KENTUCKY | NT | |
| 6 | WILLIAMS, BEN | SO | BELMONT | NT | |
| 7 | PEREZ, LEOMAR | FR | TN-MARTIN | 2:00.00 | |
| 8 | WILLIAMS , TRE | SO | AL. A&M | 2:10.00 | |
| 9 | BROWN , AUSTIN | FR | W. KENTUCKY | NT | |
| 10 | KILLINGSWORTH, ALEX | SO | BERRY | NT | |
| 11 | APPLEBY, TIMOTHY | FR | TREVECCA NAZ. | NT | |
| 12 | WARD, ALEX | SO | AL. A&M | 2:10.00 |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MACK, NATHAN | SO | M.T.S.U. | 1:56.12 | Vanderbilt Opener |
| 2 | NORMENT, NAMMAN | JR | MEMPHIS | 1:53.50 | |
| 3 | SANDERS, TREVON | SO | M.T.S.U. | 1:54.32 | 2017 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championship |
| 4 | MOSLEY, THOMAS | FR | TN.STATE | 1:55.00 | |
| 5 | LAWS, BRANDON | SR | TREVECCA NAZ. | 1:55.95 | G-MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships |
| 6 | PERCY, TYLER | SR | UNATTACHED | 1:56.00 | |
| 7 | PRINCE, QUAMEL | UNATTACHED | 1:51.50 | ||
| 8 | MCDOWELL, JONTUE | SR | TN.STATE | 1:56.16 | Georgia Tech Invitational |
| 9 | PEREZ, LEONEL | JR | TN-MARTIN | 1:57.50 | |
| 10 | GONZALES, CHRISTIAN | SO | BELMONT | 1:57.21 | Ole Miss/ Joe Walker Invitational |
| 11 | ABDUL, MARCUS | FR | TN.STATE | 1:57.00 | |
| 12 | WALKER, JHON-WES | FR | TN-MARTIN | 1:57.50 |